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  2. Ladder (option combination) - Wikipedia

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    A long put ladder is also called a bear put ladder. [8] A short put ladder is also called a bull put ladder. [9] A ladder can be seen as a modification of a bull spread or a bear spread with an additional option: for instance, a bear call ladder is equivalent to a bear call spread with an additional long call. A bull put ladder is equivalent to ...

  3. Put option - Wikipedia

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    In finance, a put or put option is a derivative instrument in financial markets that gives the holder (i.e. the purchaser of the put option) the right to sell an asset (the underlying), at a specified price (the strike), by (or on) a specified date (the expiry or maturity) to the writer (i.e. seller) of the put.

  4. Options strategy - Wikipedia

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    For example, a 40-50 January 2010 box consists of: Long a January 2010 40-strike call; Short a January 2010 50-strike call; Long a January 2010 50-strike put; Short a January 2010 40-strike put; A box spread position has a constant payoff at exercise equal to the difference in strike values. Thus, the 40-50 box example above is worth 10 at ...

  5. Option (finance) - Wikipedia

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    In finance, an option is a contract which conveys to its owner, the holder, the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying asset or instrument at a specified strike price on or before a specified date, depending on the style of the option. Options are typically acquired by purchase, as a form of ...

  6. Credit spread (options) - Wikipedia

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    If the trader is bullish, you set up a bullish credit spread using puts. Look at the following example. Trader Joe expects XYZ to rally sharply from its current price of $20 a share. Write 10 January 19 puts at $0.75 $750 Buy 10 January 18 puts at $.40 ($400) net credit $350 Consider the following scenarios:

  7. Box spread - Wikipedia

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    For example, a bull spread constructed from calls (e.g., long a 50 call, short a 60 call) combined with a bear spread constructed from puts (e.g., long a 60 put, short a 50 put) has a constant payoff of the difference in exercise prices (e.g. 10) assuming that the underlying stock does not go ex-dividend before the expiration of the options.

  8. Jelly roll (options) - Wikipedia

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    All four options must be for the same underlying at the same strike price. For example, a position composed of options on futures is not a true jelly roll if the underlying futures have different expiry dates. [5] The jelly roll is a neutral position with no delta, gamma, theta, or vega. However, it is sensitive to interest rates and dividends ...

  9. Covered option - Wikipedia

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    Payoffs from a short put position, equivalent to that of a covered call Payoffs from a short call position, equivalent to that of a covered put. A covered option is a financial transaction in which the holder of securities sells (or "writes") a type of financial options contract known as a "call" or a "put" against stock that they own or are shorting.